Problem-(5) In a triaxial compression test, the major principal stress was 90 kPa and the minor principal stress was 30 kPa, at failure. The pore pressure at failure was observed to be 10kPa. Find the tangent of the angle of shearing resistance of the sandy soil.

Problem-(5) In a triaxial compression test, the major principal stress was 90 kPa and the minor principal stress was 30 kPa, at failure. The pore pressure at failure was observed to be 10kPa. Find the tangent of the angle of shearing resistance of the sandy soil.

Structural Analysis

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Author:KASSIMALI, Aslam.

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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